T H E

RAPE os Hf LOCK.

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HEROI-COMICAL

P O E N.

IN FIVE CANT Os.
Written By Mr. POPE.

— A tonſo eſt hoc nomen adepta capillo. Ov 1b.

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Tut FIFTH EDITION.

Printed for T. J OHNSON.
Anno M. DCC. XVI.

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Mrs. ARABELLA FERM OR.
MADAM,

X. will be in vain to deny that I have
10 A ſome value for this Piece, ſince I de ·
dicate it to You. Yet you may bear
Wy EW me witncſs , it was intended only
todivert a few young Ladics, who
have good ſenſe and good humour enough, to
laugh not only at their Sex's little unguarded
follies, but at their own. Butas it was commu-
nicated with the air of a Secret, it ſoon found
its way into the world. An imperfect Copy hav-
ing been offer'd to a Bookſeller, You had the
Good - nature, for my ſake, to conſent to the
Publication of one more correct: This I was
forc'd to before I had executed half my deſign,
for the Machinery was entirely wanting td
compleat it; |
The Machinery , Madam, is a term invented
by the Criticks, to fignify that part which the
Deities, Angels, or Demons » are made to
act in a Poem: For the ancient Poets are in one
reſpect like many modern Ladies; let an Action
be never ſotrivial in it ſelf, they always make it
appear of the utmoſt importance. [Theſe Ma-
chines I determin'd to raiſe on a very new and
odd Foundation, the Roficrucian doctrine of
. mi Y
I know how diſagreable it is to make uſe of
hard words before a Lady; but tis ſo much the

concern of a Poet to have his Works underſtood,
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and particularly by your Sex, that you muſt give
me leave to explain two or three difficult Terms.

The Roficrucians are a People I muſt bring you
acquainted with. The beſt account Iknow of
them is in a French Book call'd Le Comte de Ga-
62lis, which both in its Title and Size is ſo like a
Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it
for one by miſtake. According to theſe Gentle -
men, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits,
which they call Sb,, Gromes , Nymphs, and
Salamanders, The Gnomes, or Dzmons of Earth,
delight in Miſchief; but the Sy/phs, whoſe habi-
tation is Air, are the beſt condition'd creatures
imaginable. For they ſay, any Mortals ma
enjoy the moſt intimate familiarities withthele
gentle Spirits, upon a condition very eaſie to all
true Adepts, an inviolate preſervation of Chaſtity.

As tothe following Cantos, all the Paſſages

of them arc as fabulous, as the Viſion at the be- If She
ginning, or the Transformation at the end;
[ except the loſs of your Hair, which I always Say
name With reverence. ] The Human Perſons A wel
are as fictitious as the Airy ones; and the Cha- oh ſa
racter of Belinda, as it is now manag'd, reſem- Cou's
bles you in nothing but in Beauty. And c
If this Poem had as many Graces as there arc And |
in your Perſon, or in your Mind, yet I could Sol
never hope ĩt ſhould paſt thro? the World half ſo nde
uncenſured as you have done. But let its for- Now
tune be what it will, mine is happy cnough, to And 1
have given me this occaſion of aſſuting you that Wl Thrice
Jam, with the trueſt Eſteem, 5
Madam, And f
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HA r dire Offence from Anvrous ca es
What miglay: Quarrels riſe from trivial
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0 2 I ang This Verſeto o- Muſe! is due:
This, ev'n Belinda may vouchſafe to view:
Slight is the Subject, but not ſo the Praiſe, 3
It She inſpire, and He approve my Lays.

Say what ſtrange Motive, Goddeſs! cou'd compel
A well-bred Lord taflault a gentle Belle?
Oh ſay what ſtranger Cauſe, yet unexplor'd,
Cou'd make a 7 entle Belle reject a Lord? 10
And dwells ſuch Rage in ſofteſt Roſoms then?
And lodge ſuch daring Souls in little Men ?

Sol thro white curtains did his beams dif play,
And op d thoſe Eyes which w_—_— ſhine than they:
Now Shock had giv'n himſelf the rowſing ſhake ,
And Nymphs a their Chocolate to e 16
Thrice the — Slipper knock d againſt the

groun
And griin Watches the tenth * o reſound :
Belinda Qill her downy pillow |
Her Guardian Sylph * wa ſes dalmy reſt. 20
. Twas

6 Tuner RAP E

Twas he had ſummon'd to her ſilent bed

The morning Dream that hoyer'd o'er her head.
A Youth more glitt ring than a Birth -· night Beau,
(That ey'n in ſſumber caus d her cheek to glow )
Seem'd to her ear bis winning lips to lay , 25
And thus in whiſpers ſaid, or ſeem'd to ſay.

Faireſt of Mortals, thou diſtinguiſh'd care

Of thouſand bright Inhabitants of Air !
If &er one Viſion touch'd thy infant Thought,
Of all the Nurſe and all the Prieſt have taught, 30
Of airy Elyes by moonlight ſhadows feen ,
The ſilver token, and the circled green,
Or Virgins viſited by Angel-Pow'rs,
With GoldenCrowns and wreaths of heav'nly Flow'rs,
Hear and belieye ! thy own Importance know , 35
Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.
Some ſecret Truths from learned Pride conceal'd ,
To Maids alone and Children are reveal d:
What tho? no Credit doubting Wits may give?
The Fair and Innocent ſhall {till believe. 40
| Know then, unnumber d Spirits round thee fly,
The light Militia of the lower Sky;

Theſe, tho* unſeen, are ever on the wing,
Rang o'er the Box, and hover round the Ring:
Think what an Equipage thou haſt in Air, 45
And view with ſcorn two Pages and a Chair.
As now your own , our Beings were of old ,
And once inclos d in Woman's beauteous mold;
Thence , by a ſoft tranſition , we repair |
From earthly yehicles to theſe of Air. 50
Think not, when Woman'stranſient breath is fled,
That all her Vanities at once are dead:
Succeeding Vanities ſhe ſtill regards,
And tho' the ra no more, o'erlooks the Cards.
Her Joy in gilded Chariots, when alive , 55
And love of Ombre, after Death ſuryiye.

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or THE LOCK. 7 |

For when the Fair in all their pride expire,

To their firſt Elements the ol opts

The Sprights of fiery Termagants, in Flame
Mount up, and take a Salamander's name. 60
Soft yield Minds to Water glide away,

And ſip with Nymphs , their elemental Tea.

The grayer Prude ſinks downward to a Gnome,

In ſearch of miſchief ſtill on Earth to roam.

The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair , 65
And ſport and flutter in the fields of Air.

Know farther yet; Whoever fair and chaſte
Rejects Mankind, is by ſome Sylph embrac'd :
For Spirits, freed from mortal laws, with eaſe
Aſſume what Sexes and what Shapes they pleaſe. 70
What guards the Purity of melting Maids ,

In Courtly Balls, and Midnight Maſquerades ,

Safe from the treach'rous Friend aud daring Spark,
The Glance by Day, the whiſper in the Dark ;
When kind occaſion prompts their warm deſires, 75
When Muſick ſoftens , and when Dancing fires ?
"Tis but their Sylph, the wiſe Celeſtials know;
Tho' Honour is the word with Men below.

Some Nymphs there are, too conſcious of their Face,
For life predeſtin'd to the Gnomes Embrace. 380
Who ſwell their proſpects and exalt their Pride,
When offers are diſdain' d, and Love deny'd.

Then gay Ideas crowd the yacant brain,

While Peers and Dukes, and all their ſweeping Train,
and Garters, Stars, and Coronets appear, 85
And ia ſoft ſounds, Your Grace ſalutes their ear.
Tis theſe that early taint the Female Soul,

Inſtru& the eyes of young Coquettes to roll,
Teach Infants Cheeks a bidden Bluſh to know,
And little Hearts to flutter at a Bas. 90

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| n the World imagine Women ſtray , 4
Wy myſtick Mazes guide their way?
Thro' all the giddy Circle 14 —
And old Impertinence expel by new. _
What —— but muſt a Victim *
To one Man's Treat, but for another's Bal —
When Florio ſpeaks, what Virgin could wirhſtand,
If gentle Damon did not ſqueeze her band?
With varying Vanities, from ev'ry part,
Wie Wigs with Wigs, with Sword-knots Sword-
Beaus — | and n drive.

is erring Mortals Levity may call,
Oh bind to Truth! the Sylphs contrive it all.

am 1, who thy Protection claim, 105
A —— Sprite, and Ariel is my *

Late, as I rang' d the Cryſtal Wilds of Air,
In the clear Mirror of thy ruling Star
I ſaw, alas! ſome dread Event __ 8
E're to the Main this morning's Sun deſce 4308
But Heay'n reveals not what, or how, or There:
Warn'd by thy Sy{ph, oh Pious Maid beware: :
This to diſcloſe is e 25 | 2
Beware of all, but beware 0 e

i Sbock, who thought ſhe ſlept too
18 — 5 * his Miſtreſs with his tongue.
"Twas then Belinda! it Report fay true,
Thy eyes firſt open'd on a Billet-doux; _ bo
Weungds , Charms, and Ardors, were no ſooner re b
But all the Viſion vaniſh'd from ihy head. 12

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And now, unyeil'd, the Toilet ſtands dif] phy d,
Each Silver Vaſe in myſtic order Jaid, *

the moving Toyſhop of their Heart; 109

Firit,
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or THE LOCK. 9

Firſt , rob'd in White, the Nymph intent adores
With head uncover'd , the Caſinetic Pow'rs.

A heav'nly. Image in the Glaſs appears, 125
To that ſhe bends, to that her eyes ſhe rears :

Th' inferior Prieſteſs, at her Altar's ſide,
Trembling, begins the ſacred, Rites of Pride.
Unnumber'd Treaſures ope at once, and here
The various Off rings of the World appear. 130
From each ſhe nicely culls with curious roil,
And decks the Goddeſs with the glitt'ring Spoil.
This Casket India's glowing Gems unlocks,

and all Arabia breaths from yonder Box.

The Tortoiſe here and Elephant unite, 135
Transform'd to Combs, the . peckled and the white.
Here Files of Pins extend their ſnining rows, |
Puffs, Powders , Patches, - Bibles, Billet-doux.
Now awful Beauty puts on all its Arms

The Fair each moment riſes in her Charms, 140
Repairs her Smiles, awakens ey'ry Grace,

and calls forth all the wonders of her Face;

des by degrees a purer Bluſh. ariſe ,

ind keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes.

The buſy Sylphs — their darling care; 145
Theſe ſet the Head, and thoſe divide the Hair,
dome fold the Sleeve, while others plait the Gown;

14 ad Berry's prais'd for labours not her own, 148
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Ot with more Glories, in th Echerial plain, Fo
The Sun firſt riſes o'er the purpled Main, Propi
Than iſluing forth 5 the Rival of his Beams But c

Lanch'd on the boſom of the Silver Thames,

Fair Nymphs,and well-dreſt Youths around her ſhone,
But ev'ry Eye was fixt on her alone. 4 2
On her white breaſt a ſparkling Croſs ſhe wore,
Which Jews might kiſs, and Infidels adore.

Her lively Looks a ſprightly Mind diſcloſe ,
Quick as her Eyes, — as unfix d as thoſe: 10
Favours to none, to all ſhe Smiles extends,
Oft ſhe rejects, but never once offends.

Bright as the Sun, her Eyes the Gazers ſtrike,
And, like the Sun, they ſhine on all alike.

Vet graceful eaſe, and ſweetneſs void of Pride, 15

Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide. Bu
If to her ſhare ſome Female Errors fall, The!
Look on her Face, and you'll forget em all. Whil
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This Nymph , to the deſtruction of Mankind, Smoc
Nouriſt:'d two Locks, which graceful hung behind Bel in.
In equal Curls, and well conſpir'd to deck 21 All bi
With ſhinivg Ringlets her ſmooth Iv'ry Neck. Th' i
Love in — Labyrinths his Slaves detains, He ſi
The

And mighty Hearts are held in ſlender _ _
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or The LOCK, It

With hairy Sprindges we the Birds betray; 25
Slight Lines of hair ſurprize the Finny Prey;

Fair Trefles Man's Imperial Race inſnare,

And Beauty draws us with a ſingle Hair.

Th' adventrous Baron the bright Locks admir'd ,-
He ſaw, he wiſh'd, and to the Prize aſpir d: 30
Reſoly'd to win, he meditates the way, 1
By Force to raviſh, or by Fraud A
For when Succeſs a Lover's toil attends,
Few. ask , if Fraud or Force attain'd his ends.

For this, e er Phabus roſe, he had implor'd 35
Propitious: Heay'n , and ey'ry Pow'r ador'd, |
But chiefly Love... to Love an Altar built,

Of twelve yaſt French Romances, neatly gilt.
There lay the Sword-knot Sylvia's hands had ſown ,
With . Flavia's Busk that oft had rapp'd his own: 40
A Fan, a Garter , half a pair of 3

And all the Trophies of his former Loves.

With tender B-ller-dowx he lights the Pyre,

And breaths three am'rous Sighs to raiſe the Fire.
Then proſtrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes 45
Soon to obtain, and long poſſeſs the Prize: |

| The Pow'rs gave ear, and granted half his Pray'r ,

The reſt, the Winds diſpers'd in empty Air.

But now ſecure the painted Veſſel glides,
The Sun beams trembling on the floating tydes, 50
While melting Muſick ſteals upon the ſky ,
And ſoften'd ſounds along the waters die.
Smooth flow the Waves, the Zepbyrs gently play,
Belinda (mil d, and all the World was gay.
All but the Sylph .. . . With careful thoughts oppreſt,
Th' impending Woe fate heavy on his breaſt. 56
He ſummons ſtrait his Denizens of Air;
The lucid Squadrons round the Sails repair: 1

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12 True RAPE
Soft o'er the Shrouds aerial whiſpers breath, _

That ſeem'd but Zephyrs to the Train beneath. 70 N.
Some to the Sun their Inſect · Wings unfold, Te
| Waft on the Breeze, or ſink in Clouds of Gold. Ne

Tranſparent.Forms, too fine for mortal ſight,
Their fluid bodies half diſſolv'd in Light.
Looſe to the Wind their airy Garments flew, 75
Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy Dew;
— in the 3 tincture of the Skies,

ere Light diſports in ever - mingling Dies,
While bo — pin — 4». flings, 79
Colours that change whene'er they wave their Wings.
Amid the Circle, on the gilded Maſt, _-
Superior by the Head, was Ariel plac d;
His purple pinions opening to the Sun,
He rais'd his azure Wand, and thus begun. 84

_ Ye Sylphs and Sylphids, to your Chief give ear,
Fays, Fairies, Genu, Elves, and Demons hear!
Ye know the Spheres ard various Tasks aſſign'd,
By Laws Eternal, to th' Aerial kind.

Some in the fields of pureſt Æther play,

And bask and whiten in the blaze of Day. 90
Some guide the courſe of wandring Orbs on high,
Or roll the Planets thro' the boundleſs Sky.

Some leſs refin'd, beneath the Moon's pale Light
Hover, and catch the ſhooting Stars by night;

Or ſuck, the Miſts in groſſer Air below, 95
Or dip their Pinions in the painted Bow,

Or brew fierce Tempeſts on the wintry Main, 1
Or on the Glebe diſtill the kindly Rain. Oft
Others on Earth o'er Humane Race preſide, 99 Thi
Watch all their ways, and all their 1 —— guide: For
Of theſe the Chief the Care of Nations own, An

And guard with Arms Divine the Britiſh Throne.
Our

or Tut LOCK. 13

Our humbler Province is to tend the Fair,
Not a leſs * , tho' leſs glorious Care.
To ſave the Powder from too rude a Gale, 105
Nor let th'impriſon'd Eſſences exhale , 77 £0)
To draw freſh Colous from the vernal Flow'rs,
To ſteal from Rainbows , ere they drop in ſhow'rs,
A brighter Waſh; to curl their waving Hairs ,.
Aſſiſt their Bluſhes, and-iffpire their Airs; 110
Nay oft, in Dreams, Invention we beſtow, I
To change a Flounce, or add a Furbelo.

This day, black Omens threat the brighteſt Fair
That e' er deſery'd a watchful Spirit's care;

Some dire Diſaſter, or by Force, or Slighe, 115
But what, or where, the Fates have wrapt in night.
Whether the Nymph ſball break Diana's Law ,

Or ſome frail China Jar receive a flaw ,

Or ſtain her Honour, or her new Brocade,

Forget ber Pray'rs, or miſs a Maſquerade, 120
Or loſe her Heart, or Necklace, at a Ball;

Or whether Heay'n has doom'd that Shock muſt fall.
Haſte then ye Spirits! to your Charge repair;

The flutt'ring Fan be Zephyretta's Care;

The Drops to thee, Brillante, we conſign; 125
And Momentilla , let the Watch be thine ;

Do thou, Cripiſſe , tend her fay'rite Lock;

Ariel himſelf ſhall be the Guard of Shock.

To Fifty choſen Sylphs of ſpecial note,

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Oft have we known that ſey ' nfold fence to fail,
Thoꝰ ſtiff with hoops, and arm'd with ribs of Whale.
Form a ſtrong Line about the ſilver bound,

And guard the wide Circumference around.

Whatever Spirit, careleſs of his Charge, 135
His Poſt neglects, or leaves the Fair at large, *
af 81

we truſt th* important charge, the Petticoat: 10

14 Tux RAPE

Shall feel ſharp Vengeance ſoon o'ertake his Sins,
Be ſtopt in Vials , or transfixt with Pin:;

Or plung'd in Lakes of bitter Waſhes lie,

Or wedg'd whole Ages in a Bodkin's eye : 140
Gums and Pomatums ſhall his flight refirai
While clog'd he beats his ſilken Wings in vain;
Or Alom-Stypticks with contracting Power

Shrink his thin Eflence like a rivell'd Flower.

Or as 1xion fix'd , the Wretch ſhall feel 145
The giddy Motion of the whirling Mill,

Midſt Fumes of burning Chocolate ſhall glow ,
And tremble at the Sea that froaths below !

He ſpoke the Spirits from the Sails deſcend; C
Some, orb in orb, around the Nymph extend,
Some thrid the mazy Ringlets of her Hair, Ther
Some hang upon the — of her Kar;

With beating hearts the dire Event they wait, News
Anxious, and trembling for the birch- of Fate. 154 Of f

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* Flow'rs,
* SE by thoſe Meads for ever crown'd with
Where Thames with pride ſurveys his riſing
_ Towr's, |
There ſtands a Structure of Majeſtick Fame,
Which from the neighb'ring Hampton takes it name.
Here Britain's Stateſmen oft the fall foredoom 5
Of foreign Tyrants, and of Nymphs at home
Here Thou, great Anna | whom three Realms obey,
Doſt ſometimes Counſel take----and ſometimes Tea.

Hither the Heroes and the 8 reſort,
To taſte a while the pleaſures of a Court; 10
In various talk th inbruckive hours they paſt,
Who gave a Ball, or paid the Vſit laſt : |
One ſpeaks the glory of the Brinſh Queen,
And one deſcribes a charming Indian Screen;
A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; 15
At ey'ry word a Reputation dies. |
Snuff, or the Fan, ſupply each pauſe of chat,
Wich ſinging, laughing, ogling, and all that.

Mean while declining from the noon of day ,
The Sun obliquely ſhoots his burning ray: 20

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16 Tut RAPE

The hungry Judges ſoon the Sentence ſign, . Put
And Wretches hang that 9 may dine; The
The Merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace , Th.
And the long labours of the Toilette ceaſe---- Pro
Belinda now, whom thirſt of Fame invites, 25 ="
Burns to encounter two adventrous Knights, Aue
At Ombre ſingly to decide their Doom; Sad

And ſwells her breaſt with Conqueſts yet to come.
Strait the three Bands prepare in Arms to join,

Each Band the number of the Sacred Nine. 0 7
Soon as ſhe ſpreads her hand, th' Aerial Guard No
Deſcend, and fir on each important Card: His
Firſt Ariel perch'd upon a Matadore, Th
Then each, according to the Rank they bore; The
For Sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, 35 Spit
Are, as when Women, wondrous fond of place. —
- Behold, four Kings in Majeſty rever d, Tha
With hoary whiskers and a — beard? And
And four fair Queens whoſe hands ſuſtain a flow'r
Th' expreſſive Emblem of their ſofter pow'r, 4 1
Four Knaves in garbs ſuccinct, a truſty band, Th
Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand; And
And particolour'd Troops, a ſhining train, Of!
Draw forth to combat on the Velvet Plain. 4 =
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The skilful Nymph reviews her force with care; Thu
Let Spades be Trumps, ſhe ſaid, and Trumps they wer Of
Now move to War her ſable Matadores, Wit
In ſhow like Leaders of the ſwarthy Moors. In \
Spadillio firſt , unconquerable Lord ! =

Led off two captive Trumps, and ſwept the Bc
As many more AManillis forc'd to yield,
And march'd a Victor from the verdant Field.
Him #aſto follow'd, but his Fate more hard
Gain'd but one Trump and one Plebeian Card.
With his broad ſabre next , a Chief in years,
The hoary Majeſty of Spades appears;

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or THE LOCK. 17

Puts forth one manly leg, to ſight reveal'd;

The reſt his many-colourd' Robe conceal d.
The Rebel-Knave , that dares his Prince engage » |
Proves the juſt victim of his Royal rage. 60
Ev'n mighty Pam that Kings and Queens o'erthrew ;
Aud mow'd down Armies in the Fights of Lu |
Sad chance of War! now,” deſtitute of aid,

Falls undiſtinguiſh'd by the Victor Spade!

Thus far both Armies to Belinda yield; 65
Now to the Baron Fate inclines the Field.

His warlike Amazon her Hoſt invades,

Th' Imperial Conſort of the Crown of Spades.
The Club's black Tyrant firſt her Victim dy'd ,
Spite of his haughty mien , and —— 70
What boots the Regal Circle on his head,

His Giant limbs in State unwieldly ſpread ?

That long behind he trails his pompous Robe,
And of all Monarchs only graſps the Globe?

ce,

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The Baron now his Diamonds pours apace; 75

And his refulgent Queen, with pow'rs combin'd ,
Of broken Troops an eaſie conqueſt find.

Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, in wild diſorder ſeen,
With 'throngs promiſcuous ſtrow the level Green.
Thus when 2 | |
Of Afia's Troops, and Africk's ſable Sons,
With like Confuſion different Nations fly,
In various habits and of various dye,

The Knave of Diamonds now exerts his arts,

td, At this, the Blood the Virgin's cheek forſook,

Th':embroider'd King who ſhows but halt his face,

pers'd a routed Army runs, 81

The pierc'd Battalions dis- united fal, 87
In heaps on heaps; one Fate o erwhelms them all.

And wins (oh ſhameful chance!) the QMeen of Hearts.
A livid Paleneſs ſpreads o'er all her look; 90
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She ſees, and trembles at th' approaching ill ;
Juſt in the Jaws of Ruin, and mille,

And now, (as oft in ſome diſtemper'd State)

On one nice Trick depends the gen'ral Fate,

An Ace of Hearts ſteps forth: The King unſeen 95
Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd hiscaptive Men.
He ſprings to Vengeance with an eager pace,

And fal's like Thunder on the proſtrate Ace.
The Nymph exulting fills with ſhouts the sky,
The walls, the woods, andlong canals reply. 100

Oh thoughtleſs mortals! eyer blind to Fate,
Too ſoon dejected, and too ſoon elate
Sudden theſe honours ſhall be ſnatch'd away,
And curs'd for ever this victorious day. \ 104

For lo! the Board with and Spoons is crown'd,
a, Pe ies crackle 7 and Mill . round.
n ſhining Altars an they rai *

The 2 Lamp, — = res blaze.

From ſilver ſpouts the grateful liquors glide,

And China's Earth receive the ſmoking tyde. 110
Ar once they gratify their Scent and Taſte,

While frequent cups pr the rich repaſt. 1
Services a ts Feta by: Bandy Ti
Some, as ſhe ſipp d, the fuming liquor fann'd, Ev'r
Some o er her Lap their careful plumes diſplay d, Tx5 A w
Trembling, and conſcious of the rich Brocade, Fate
Coffee , (which makes the Politician wiſe, _ Sa;
And ſee thro” all things with his half ſhut eyes) The
Sent up in vapours to the Baron's Brain | Fror
New egos , the radiant Lock to gain. 120

Ah ceaſe raſh Youth! deſiſt e er 'tis too late, T
Fear the juſt Gods, and think of * Scylla's Fate! And
Chang d to a Bird, and ſent to flit in Air, Not

She dearly pays for Nis injur'd Hair! 124

* File Ovid. Metam. 8.

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or THE LOCK. 19

But when to miſchief Mortals bend their mind,
How ſoon fit inſtruments of ill they find ?
Juſt then, Clariſſa drew with tempting grace
A two-edg'd weapon' from her ſhining caſe:
So Ladies in Romance aſſiſt their Knight,
Preſent their Spear, and arm him for the Fight. 130
He takes the gift with rev'rence, and extends
The little Engine on his finger's ends;
This juſt behind Belinda's Neck he ſpread,
As 0'er the fragrant ſteams ſhe bends her head.
Swift to the Lock a thouſand Sprights repair, 135
A thouſand wings, by turns, blow back the Hair,
And thrice they 'twitch'd the Diamond in her Ear,
Thrice ſhe look'd back, and thrice the Foe drew near.

Juſt in that inſtant, anxious Ariel ſought

The cloſe receſſes of the Virgin's thought, 140
As on the Noſegay in her breaſt reclin'd,

He watch'd th' Ideas rifing in her Mind:

Sudden he viety d, in ſpite of all her art,

An Earthly Lover lurking at her Heart.

Ama d, confus d, he found his pow'r expir'd ,

Reſign'd to Fate, and with a ſigh retir d. 146

The Peer now ſpreads the glitt'ring Forſex wide,
T'incloſe the Lock; now joins it, to divide.
Ev'n then, before theefatal Engine clos'd,
A wretched Sylph too fondly interpos d; 150
Fate urg'd the Sheer$, and cut the Sylph in twain,
( * But Airy Subſtance ſoon unites again)
The meeting Points the ſacred Hair diſſever
From the fair Head, for eyer and for eyer! 154

Then flaſt'd the living Lightnings from her Eyes,
And ſcreams of Horror rend th' affrighted Skies.
Not louder ſhrieks by Dames to Heav'n are caſt,
When Husbands or when Monkeys breath their _ ,

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Or when rich China Veſſels, fal'n from high,
In glittering duſt and painted fragments lie! 160

Let Wreaths of Triumph now my Temples twine ,
(The Victor cry'd) the glorious Prize is mine!
While Fiſh in ſtreams , or Birds delight in air,

Or in a Coach and Six the Britiſh Fair,

As long as Atalantis ſhall be read, I65
Or the ſmall pillow grace a Lady's bed,
While Piſies ſhall be paid on ſolemn days, .
When numerous Wax: lights in ** 2 order blaze,
While Nymphs take Treats, or Af 1 give,
So long my Honour, Name, and Praiſe I — Fay
te,
What Time wou'd ſpare, from Steel receives its
And Monuments, like Men, ſubmit to Fate!
Steel did the labour of the Gods deſtroy, |
And ftrike to duſt th' Imperial Tow'rs of Troy;
Steel cou'd the works of mortal Pride confound, 175
And hew Triumphal Arches to the ground. | feel
What wonder then, fair Nymph ! thy Hairs ſhou'd
The conqu'ring Force of unreſiſted Steel?

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Ut anxious cares the penſive Nymph oppreſt , |
B And ſecret Paſſions Ibour' d . — Breaſt. |
Not youth ful Kings in Battel ſeiz'd alive,

Nor ſcornful Virgins who their Charms ſurvive, |
Not ardent Lovers robb'd of all their bliſs, 5 1 |

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Not ancient Ladies when refus'd a Kiſs,

Not Tyrants fierce that unrepenting die,

Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry » |
E'er felt ſuch Rage, Reſentment and Deſpair ,

As Thou, fad Virgin! for thy raviſh'd Hair. 10 'Y

For, thatſad moment, when the Sylphs withdrew ,
And Ariel weeping from Belinda flew ,
Umbriel, a dusky melancholy 71 * ht. [|]
As ever ſully'd the fair face of light,

Down to the central Earth , his proper ſcene, 15 |
Repairs to ſearch the gloomy Cave of Spleen. [11

Swift on his ſooty Pinions flitts the Gnome,
And in a Vapour reach'd the diſmal Dome. it
No cheerful breeze this ſullen region knows,

The dreaded Faſt is all the wind that blows. 20 ö
Here, in a Grotto, ſheltred cloſe from air, | |
\\nd ſcreen'd in Shades from day's deteſted glare,

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She ſighs for ever on her penſive bed,
Pain at her ſide, and Languor at her head. 24

Two Handmaids wait the Throne: alike in place,
But diff ring far in figure and in face. |
Here ſtood Ni-nature like an ancient Maid,

Her wrinkled form in Black and White array'dy _
With ſtore of Pray'rs, for mornings, nights, & noons
Her hand is fill'd; her boſom with Lampoons. 30

There Afe#ation with a ſickly mien
Shows in her cheek the Roſes of eighteen,
PraQtis'd to liſp, and hang the head aſide,
Faints into Airs, and languiſhes with Pride:
On the rich Quilt ſinks with becoming woe, 33
. Wrapt in a Gown, for Sickneſs, and for Show.
The Fair ones feel ſuch Maladies as theſe,

When each new Night-dreſs gives a new Diſeaſe.

A conſtant Vapour o'er the Palace flies;
_— Phantoms riſing as the miſts ariſez 40
Dreadful, as Hermit's dreams in haunted ſhades,
Or bright as Viſions of expiring Maids.
Now glaring Fiends, and Snakes on rolling Spires,
Pale Spectres, gaping Tombs, and purple Fires:
Now Lakes of Aud Gold, Elyſian Scenes, 45
And Cryſtal Domes, and Angels in Machines.

Unnumber'd throngs on ev'ry fide are ſeen
Of Bodies chang'd to various forms by Spleen.
Here living Teapots ſtand, one arm held out,
One bent; the handle this, and that the ſpout : 50
A Pipkin there like Homer's Tripod walks;

Here ſighs a Jar, and there a Gooſe-pye talks:
Men prove with child , as pow'rful Fancy works,

And Maids turn'd bottels, call aloud for corks.
Safe

or THE LOCK. 23
Safe paſt the Gnome thro' this fantaſtick Band, 55
A Branch of healing Spleenwort in his hand.
Then thus addreſt the Pow'r. Hail wayward Queenz
Who rule the Sex to Fifty from Fifteen,
Parent of Vapours and of Female Wit ,
Who give th Hy/eric or Poetic Fit, 60.
On various Tempers act by various _
Make ſome take Phyſick , others ſcribbſe Plays;
* Proud their Viſits to delay,

nd ſend the Godly in a pett, to pray.
A Nymph there is, x all thy Pow'r Gchains, 65
And thouſands more in equal mirth maintains.
But oh ! if e'er thy Gum could ſpoil a Grace,
Or raiſe a Pimple on a beauteous Face, |
Like Citron-Waters Matron's cheeks inflame, .
Or change Complexions at a loſing Gamez. #70
If e er with airy horns I planted heads,
Or rumpled petticoats , or tumbled beds,
Or cau'd ſuſpicion when no Soul was rude ,
Or diſcompos'd the Head-dreſs of a Prude, |
Or &er to coſtive Lap-dog gave Dilcaſe, 75
Which not the tears of brighteſt eyes could eaſe:
Hear me, and touch Belinda with chagrin 3
That ſingle act gives half the World the Spleen,

The Goddeſs with a diſcontented air |
Seems to reje& him, tho'ſhe grants his pray'r. 80
A wondrous Bag with both her hands ſhe binds,
Like that where once Ulyſſes held the Winds,
There ſhe collects the force of female Lungs,
Sighs, Sobs, and Paſſions, and the War of Tongues.
A Vial next ſhe fills with fainting Fears, 85
Soft Sorrows , melting Griefs , and flowing Tears.
The Gnome rejoicing dears her gift away,
Spreads his black Wings, and ſlowly mounts to day.

Til Tur RAPE
Sunk-in Thaleftris' arms the Nymph he found,

Her eyes dejected and her hair unbound, 90

Full o er their heads the ſwelling bag he rent,
And all the Furies iſſued at the vent.

Belinda burns with more than mortal Ire,
And fierce Thaleſtris fans the riſing fire. 94
O wretched Maid! ſhe ſpread her hands , and cry'd;
( While Ie open Ecchos , wretched Maid reply d)
Was it for this you took ſuch conſtant care

The Bodkin, Comb, and Eſſence to prepare?

For this your Locks in Paper-durance bound?

For this with tort'ring Irons wreath'd around? 100
For this with Fillets ſtrain'd your tender head,
And bravely bore the double loads of Lead?

Gods 1. ſhall the Raviſher diſplay your Hair,
While the Fops envy, and the Ladies ſtare!
Honour forbid! at whoſe unriyal'd Shrine 105
Eaſe, Pleaſure, Virtue, all, our Sex reſign,
Methinks already I your tears ſurvey ,
Already hear the horrid things they ſay

Already ſee you a degraded Toaſt, ,
And all your Honour in a whiſper loſt ! 110
How ſhall I, then, your helpleſs fame defend?
*Twill then be Infamy to ſeem your Friend!
And ſhall this Prize, th' ineſtimable Prize,
Expos'd thro' Cryſtal to the gazing eyes,

And heighten'd by rhe Diamond's circling rays ,
On that Rapacious hand for ever blaze ? _
Sooner ſhall graſs in Hzde-Park Circus grow , |
And Wits take lodgings in the ſound of Bow;
Sapner let Earth, Air, Sea, to Chaos fall, 119
Men, Monkies, Lap-dogs, Parrots, periſh all!

She ſaid; then raging to Sir Plume repairs,
And bids her Beau demand the precious Hairs.
2 Plume, of Amber Snuff-box juſtly vain, |
And the nice conduct of a Clouded Cane "
| Wit

or THE LOCK. 25

With earneſt eyes, and round unthinking face,

He firſt the Snuff-box open d, then the Caſe,

And thus broke out- My Lord, why, what the
Devil? |

% Z--ds! damn the Lock | fore Gad, you muſt be
civil!

e Plague on't! *tis paſt a Jeſt-—nay prithee, Pox!

«Giye her the Hair he ſpoke, and rapp d his Box. 130

It grieyes me much ( reply'd the Peer again)
Who ſpeaks ſo well ſhou'd ever ſpeak in vain.
But * by this Lock , this ſacred Lock | ſwear,
(Which. never more ſhall join its parted Hair,
Which neyer more its Honours Ball renew,
Clipt from the lovely head where once it grew)
That while my Noſtrils draw the vital air,
This hand, which won it, ſhall for ever wear.
He ſpoke, and ſpeaking in proud Triumph ſpread
The long-contended Honours of her Head. 140

But Umbriel, hateful Gnome ! forbears not ſo;

He breaks the Vial whence the Sorrows floy.

Then ſee! the Nymph in beauteous Grief appears,

Her Eyes half languiſning, halt drown'd in Tears,
On her heav'd Boſom hung her drooping Head,

Which, with a Sigh , Ihe rais'd ; and thus ſhe ſaid.

For ever curs'd be this detefted day,
Which ſnatch'd my beſt , my fav'rite Curl away!
Happy! ah ten times happy, had I been,
If Hampton- Court theſe eyes had never ſeen! 150
Yet am not I the firſt miſtaken Maid ,
By love of Courts to num'rous Ills betray'd.
Oh had I rather un- admir'd remain d
In ſome lone Iſle, or diſtant Northern land;

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Where the gilt Chariot never mark d the way,
Where none learn Ombre, none eder taſte Bohea !
There kept my Charms conceal'd from mortal eye,
Like Roles that in deſarts bloom and die.

What mov'd my mind with youthful Lords to rome?
O had 1 flay'd, and ſaid my Pray'rs at home! 160
"Twas this, the morning Omens did foretel |
Fhrice fro.n my trembling hand the Patch-box fell;
The tott ring China ſhaok without a wind,

Nay Poll fate mute, and Shock was moſt unkind!
A Sylph too warn'd me of the threats of Fate ,

In myſtic Viſions, now beliey'd too late!

See the r remnants of this flighted Hair! _
My hands ſhall rend what ev'n thy own did ſpare,
This, in two ſable Ringlets taught to break,
Once gave new beauties to. the fhowie Neck. 170
The Siſter-Lock now ſits uncouth, alone,

And in its fellow's Fate foreſees it own;

Uncurl'd it hangs, the fatal ſheers demands ,

And tempts once more thy facrilegious hands.
Oh hadſt thou, Cruel! been content to ſeize
Hairs leſs in ſight, or any Hairs but theſe! 176

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RAP E or ri LOCK.
CANTO »V.

HE faid: the pitying Audience melt in tears,
Bur Fate and Jove had ſtopp'd the Baroz's ears.
In vain Thaleſtris with reproach aſſails,
For who can move when fair Belinda fails ?
Not half ſo fixt the Trojan cou'd remain, 5
While Anna begg'd and Dido rag'd in vain; |
To Arms, to Arms! the bold Thaleftris cries ,
And ſwift as Lightning to the Combat flies.
All ſide in Parties, and begin th' Attack; EAT
Fans clap , Silks ruſsle, and rough Whalebones crack;
76 Hero's and Heroin's ſhouts confus'dly rife , 11
And baſe, and treble voices ſtrike the Skies.
No common Weapons in their hands are found,

Like Gods they fight, nor dread a mortal Wound:

* So when bold Homer makes the Gods engage,
And heay'nly breaſts with human Paſſions rage; 16
'Gainſt Pallas, Mars; Latona, Hermes , arms ;
And all Olympus rings with loud Alarms,

Jove's Thunder roars, Heav'n trembles all around;
| Blue Neptune ſtorms, the bellowing deeps reſound;2o
Earth ſhakes her nodding Tow'rs, the ground gives
And the pale Ghoſts ſtart at the flath of Day! [way:

Triumphant Umbriel on a ſconce's height -
Clapt his glad Wings, and fate to view the Fight,
Propt -

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* Homer. II. 20.

28 TRE RAPE

Propt on their Bodkin ſpears the Sprights ſurvey 25
The growing Combat, or aſſut the Fray. a

While thro' the Preſs enrag'd Thaleſtris flies,
And ſcatters Deaths around from both her eyes,
A Beau and Vitling periſh'd in the throng ,

One «& in Metaphor , and one in Song. 39
© cruel Nymphe l a living Death I hear,

Cry'd mee and ſunk beſide his chair.

A mourntul glance Sir Fopling upwards caſt;

* Thoſe Eyes are made ſo killing . was his laſt,
Thus on AMeander's flow'ry margin lies 35
Th' expiring Swan, and as he ſings he dies.

As bold Sir Plume had drawn Clariſſa down ,
Chloe ſtept in, and kill'd him with a frown;

She ſmil d to ſee the doughty Hero ſlain ,
But at her ſmile the Beau reviy'd again. 40

Now Jave ſuſpends his golden Scales in Air ,
Weighs the Mens Wits againſt the LT. Hair;
The doubttul Beam long nods from fide to fide
At length the Wits mount up, the Hairs ſubſide.

See fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, 45
With more than uſual lightning in her eyes;
Nor fear'd the Chief th' unequal Fight to try,
Who ſought no more than on his Foe to die.
But this bold Lord, with manly ſtrength endu'd,
She with one finger and a thumb ſubdu'd: 50
Juſt where-the breath of life his Noſtrils drew ,
A charge of Snuff the wily Virgin threw z
The Gnomes direct, to ev'ry Atome juſt ,
The pungent grains of titillating duſt ;
Sudden, with ſtarting tears each eye O'erflows,
And the high Dome-re-ecchoes to his Noſe. 56

Von

MA Song in the Opera of Camilla. :

t V:4, Homer, J. 22. & Virg. E. 12.

or THE LOCK. 29

5 Now meet thy Fate, th' incens'd Virago cry'd,
And drew a deadly Bodkin from her fide.
(* Theſame, his ancient perſonage to deck,
Her great great Grandſire wore about his neck 60
In three Seal-Rings; which after melted down,
Form'd a vaſt Buckle for his Widow's Gow:
0 Her infant Grandame's Whiſile next it grew,
The Bells ſhe gingled , and the Whiftle blew;
Then in a Bedkin grac'd her Mother's Hairs, 65
Which long ſhe wore, and now Belinda wears, )

Boaſt not my fall (he cry'd) inſulting Foe !
Thou by ſome other ſhalt'be laid as low.
Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind:
All that I dread , is leaving you behind! 70
Rather than ſo, ah let me till ſurvive,

40 And burn in Cupid's Flames, — but burn alive.

2 Reſtore the Lock! ſhe cries, & all around
* Reſtore the Lock! the vaulted roofs rebound.

35

; Not fierce Othello in ſo loud a ſtrain 75
10 Roar'd for the Handkerchief that caus'd his pain.

But ſee how oft ambitious aims are croſs'd,

And Chiefs contend *till all the Prize is loſt !
45 The Lock, obtain d with guilt , and kept with pain,
In ev'ry place is ſought, but fought in vain, 80

With ſuch a Prize no Mortal mult be bleſt ,
d, So Heav'n decrees! with Heay'n who can conteſt ?

Some thought it mounted to the Lunar Sphere,
|} Since all things loſt on Earth, are treaſur'd there.
There Heroe's Wits are kept in pondrous Vaſes,
And Beau's in Snuff boxes and Tweezer-Caſes.
There broken Vows, and Death-bed Alms are found,
And Lovers Hearts with Ends of Riband bound;

The

* In Imitation of the Progreſs of Agamemnon's Scepter in
Homer. II. 2

t Vid. Atioſto. Canto 34.

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The Courtiers Promiſes, and Sick Man's Pray'rs,
The Smiles of Harlots, and the Tears of Heirs, 90
Cages for Gnats, and Chains to Yoak a Flea;
Dry'd Butterflies, and Tomes of Caſuiſtry.

But truſt the Muſe -—-- ſhe ſaw it upward riſe,
Tho' mark'd by none but quick Poetick Eyes:
(So Rome's great Founder to the Heay'ns withdrew, J
To Proculus alone confeſs'd in view.) 96
A ſudden Star, it ſhort thro? liquid air, 5
And drew behind a radiant Trail of Hair. BH
Not Berenice s Locks firſt roſe ſo bright, 0
The Skies beſpa 1 ditbevel K
The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies,
And pleay'd purſue its progreſs thro' the Skies. T

This the Beau- monde ſhall from the Mall ſurvey , W +5;
And hail with Muſick its propitious Ray. |
This, the bleſt Lover ſhall for Venus take, 105 Th
And ſend up Vows from Roſamonila's Lake.

light » 100

This Partridge ſoon ſhall view in cloudleſs skies, l
When next he looks thro* Galileo's Eyes; A
And hence th' egregious Wizard ſhall foredoom All |
The Fate of Louis, and the Fall of Rems. 110 ©.
Hair
Then ceaſe, bright Nymph ! to mourn the Moy The
Which adds new glory to the ſhining Sphere! WM
Not all the Trefſes that fair Head can boaſt ;
Shall draw ſuch Envy as the Lock you loſt. The
For, after all the Murders of your Eye; 115 M
When, after Millions flain , your ſelf ſhall die; Don
When thoſe fair Suns ſhall ſet, as ſet they muſt, r.
And all thoſe Treſſes ſhall be laid in duſt; P
This Lock , the Muſe ſhall conſecrate to Fame, Th
And mid ſt the Stars inſcribe Belizda's Name! 120 Pas
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